DESCRIPTION

Managing care for older adults often involves more than treating medical conditions?it requires navigating a web of social, cognitive, functional, and healthcare system challenges. This article examines the medical, social, cognitive, functional, and organizational factors that contribute to complex care needs and reviews healthcare models designed to address them. By identifying the core components shared across successful models, the authors provide a framework for improving care delivery and reducing the burden of complexity for older adults, caregivers, and healthcare systems.